Chapter 39 Back to square one
He suddenly opened his eyes.
Tu Yao was struggling to squeeze through the gaps in the crowd, and fearing that he would be pushed away, she quickly grabbed his hand tightly!
He flashed a bright smile:
"You must be the new guest star! Hello, the director asked me to pick you up!"
"My name is Tu Xiaomao!"
Nan Ke stood frozen in place, looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar smiling face, and suddenly felt like laughing.
I almost forgot, she has amnesia.
The words "amnesia" lightly brushed aside all her past sins.
Tu Yao finally managed to stand up, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the young man in front of her, scrutinizing him carefully.
She had a young face, a high nose, wore glasses, a white shirt, and was about the same height as her brother.
Not one was missed, that's right!
Tu Yao quickly and warmly shook his hand twice more.
Then, without warning, a familiar blue light appeared on my forehead.
Progress bar: -1
Progress bar: -1
Progress bar: -1
In just a few seconds, it dropped from 50 to 20!
We were back to square one.
Tu Yao: ?
No... she hasn't been keeping an eye on her brother for very long, and he's already in trouble?
Tu Yao decisively let go of her hand, took out the phone that Tu Chaoxi had left her, and skillfully opened the trending search list and scrolled down from top to bottom.
A quick glance revealed dozens of entries, one supporting Tu Chaoxi's contract termination, and another related to her name.
The rest is none of their business.
In other words, her brother is safe and sound now, without any problems.
Why did it plummet?
Tu Yao instinctively thought: "Dad, is our progress bar malfunctioning again?"
110: 【…No.】
I paused for a second, then couldn't help but correct her: "The progress bar never malfunctions; it never has."
Tu Yao didn't believe it. Her brother was fine, so there must be something wrong with the progress bar. She sincerely suggested: "Can you check it? I think we should report it for repair."
I promised my brother I'd be okay before he came back, and this sudden drop in my health is making me anxious.
He spoke with reason and conviction, yet there was a hint of unease he couldn't quite hide.
110 was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found himself speechless.
It recalled that a little over a month ago, when Tu Yao first faced the dramatic drop in the progress bar, after the initial shock, she felt that since there was no way to salvage the situation, she should accept it calmly.
The next day, she walked around the village, greeting and chatting with each villager as usual, and then sat on the edge of the field watching the wheat harvest all day.
After returning, I asked it for a bunch of button mushroom seeds, then collected cow dung to cultivate the spawn, eager to grow button mushrooms as quickly as possible.
At that time, she wasn't worried about the progress bar resetting to zero; she was only worried about not being able to grow button mushrooms before it did.
Until Tu Chaoxi appeared.
This time, however, its silly daughter seems to have changed a little.
This led the police (110) to agree with her: "...Then I'll report it for repair."
Tu Yao was satisfied.
Across from him, Nan Ke looked at his wrist, which had missed its target, and felt the warm touch gradually turn cold. He smiled wryly, and for some reason, he suddenly remembered what his psychologist had told him.
The way to overcome fear is to confront it.
Does this count as confronting it directly?
I guess so.
"younger sister!"
As soon as the director got out of the car, he saw two people standing motionless on the side of the street, surrounded by people, but they stood there like wooden statues.
"What are you standing there for? Get in the car!"
Before they could react, they grabbed one with each hand and pulled them up in less than five seconds.
...
On the bus, the director quickly handed over two bottles of water. Although the weather was cool, it was still stuffy from being crowded with people.
"Little sister, drink some water. You're all sweaty. You picked up the person but didn't even find a cool place to wait."
Tu Yao took the water and wiped her forehead: "Thank you, Uncle!"
The director turned to look at the other side, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
The young man sat upright to one side. He was rather thin, wore silver-rimmed glasses, had pale skin, and slightly curled hair. He looked like a born artist.
The director frowned. Although he didn't have a high status in the industry and hadn't met many people, his profession meant he had some impression of unfamiliar faces.
But why does this person look so unfamiliar?
"May I ask your name...?"
Nan Ke leaned back in his chair, his eyes slightly lowered, but his peripheral vision still lingered on Tu Yao.
He said, "Nanke."
"Nan Ke?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Tu Yao spoke first.
As soon as she paused the progress bar, her attention was immediately drawn to that familiar name.
"Are you Jiang Ye's junior brother?"
Nan Ke paused, "Jiang Ye...brother?"
His tone was somewhat surprised, with a hint of subtle sarcasm.
After he turned five, he rarely heard her call the three of them "brother," and afterwards she always looked down on them, except for that one day...
In order to marry into a wealthy family, she sweetly called him "brother" and tricked him into going into the deep mountains and forests under the pretext of asking him to help pick wild fruits. He was easily fooled and fell into the trap.
I never imagined that he would call everyone he meets "brother" now.
Seeing that he didn't quite understand, Tu Yao casually explained, "Oh, my brother told me to call him that. He said he wasn't here, and told me to be more polite so that if I argued with someone, someone might come to my aid."
As for how I knew about Nan Ke, "I saw your name when you were on the phone with Brother Jiang Ye that day."
Nan Ke: "...Your brother?"
His tone was gentle, but a hint of sarcasm slipped out uncontrollably.
He took out a handkerchief, removed his glasses, and slowly and carefully wiped the thin lenses.
"You have many older brothers?"
Tu Yao: ?
Tu Yao keenly sensed a hint of hostility and gave him a strange look.
Indeed, she has many brothers. Besides the ones she casually mentioned on the show these past two days, she has three biological brothers.
But she shook her head: "I only have one best brother for now."
"His name is Tu Chaoxi. You should know him. He's a big star."
Because the other two Tu Yaos are still nowhere to be found, and their current names are unknown.
After realizing they had been deliberately framed by their younger sister, they quickly abandoned their original names and even Tu Chaoxi.
Even after seeing Tu Chaoxi become a big star, he did not take the initiative to acknowledge her.
Unlike the detailed account of Tu Chaoxi, the original novel only briefly mentions their ten years together and the moment of their success, in just one sentence.
"One overcame obstacles and conquered himself to become an outstanding pianist, while the other leaped over the dragon gate to become a rising star in business."
The information is vague, so finding it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Even if they found her... Tu Yao thought they probably wouldn't accept her as easily as Tu Chaoxi.
But she said it was temporary.
Nan Ke continued wiping the lenses, her eyes overflowing with tenderness. "Really? A big star? That's good."
"Their acceptance and tolerance are higher than that of ordinary people."
Tu Yao looked up in confusion: ?
He was still smiling with his head down, and there wasn't a single fault to be found.
The director immediately chimed in with a cheerful laugh: "Haha, what a coincidence! So you're Jiang Ye's junior!"
"Before I came, Jiang Ye said he couldn't get in touch with you and was planning to go look for you. I didn't expect you to come first."
It's common for music conservatory students to enter the music industry before graduating.
The director was immediately relieved. He had heard Jiang Ye mention that this junior brother had always been the gentlest in temperament and personality, and his composition and performance skills had always been among the best. He was the teacher's favorite.
Such a person would never cause trouble, and has never caused trouble!
"By the way, I heard you've been preparing your graduation project lately. How's it going?"
Nan Ke said softly, "I'm not going to prepare anymore."
director:?
"What's wrong? Have you run into some difficulties?"
The car had just arrived at Xianhe Village and stopped when the door was opened, and the cameraman immediately shoved the lens in.
Nan Ke smiled gently at the camera: "Someone reported me for plagiarism, so I burned down the music room and the sheet music too."
director:?
Tu Yao: ?
Live stream chat: ? ? ?
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